HGV class 2 driver jobs in Leicester

Rigid lorry work turns up in two industries at once. Leicester holds 2,000 employee jobs in freight transport by road and 1,000 in warehousing and storage.

The balance between those two counts says more about class 2 work in Leicester than either number on its own. Warehousing sits below road freight here, which usually means more general haulage and less own-account distribution.

Freight, warehousing and courier work together come to 3,575 employee jobs in Leicester, out of 173,000 employee jobs in the area as a whole.

UK Business Counts recorded 405 freight transport by road workplaces in Leicester at the March 2025 reference date, 20 of them employing ten people or more. 385 of them, 95.1%, employ under ten. Small yards are where most newly passed class 2 drivers get a first year.

Of the freight transport by road employee jobs the 2024 survey splits by hours in Leicester, 400 are part time, 21.1% of the split. The middle across the East Midlands is 20.3%, so Leicester sits level with it, 3rd of 10 areas on this measure. A part-time share around this level usually means relief and weekend rounds counted alongside the permanent drivers.

Two further counts round out the Leicester picture: 575 employee jobs in postal and courier activities, and 0.33% postal and courier activities, share of all employee jobs.

Measured on employee jobs in warehousing and storage, Leicester ranks 8th of the 10 areas in the East Midlands. The middle across the East Midlands is 4,125, against 1,000 in Leicester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 1,250. Next to Leicester in that order sit Derby at 1,000 and Nottingham at 1,000.

On the separate business register count of freight transport by road workplaces employing 10 or more, Leicester ranks 7th of the 10 areas in the East Midlands. The middle across the East Midlands is 53, against 20 in Leicester. Across the 153 areas in England the middle is 15. Next to Leicester in that order sit West Northamptonshire at 50 and Derby at 10.

These are 2,000 jobs and 405 workplaces that exist in Leicester, not roles being advertised. What is open right now is the live list above, and nothing else on this page.